http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/bric Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Tue, 11 Aug 2026 13:17:57 -0400 Tue, 11 Aug 2026 13:17:57 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1222/brazils-china-challenge By Carlos Sucre - In 2001, Goldman Sachs named Brazil one of the four most important emerging economies, with China, Russia and India.1 The BRICs, a term coined by Jim O’Neill, are prophesized to become four of the top six economies in the world by 2050,2 and, with the United States, form a new core of power. O’Neill argued that if Brazil could, “keep inflation low and engage with the rest of the world, Brazil could immediately become something else.”3 In the past twenty years, Brazil has done that and more. It has established a vibrant democracy, controlled inflation and achieved solid... Tue, 01 Nov 2011 12:00 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1222/brazils-china-challenge http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1275/putting-the-b-in-the-bric-brazils-rise-as-a-major-emerging-power By Gabriel Rodrigues - The world is rapidly changing and the new international order includes developing nations as powerful actors. Among them, Brazil stands out as one of the most influential and promising players. This article examines Brazil’s case as an emerging major power in the international system. Despite several challenges it has yet to overcome, Brazil presents itself as a stable nation capable of being an economically and politically influential. This paper analyzes how Brazil is much more than just soccer, the Amazon, and Carnaval; in reality, it is becoming a powerful actor in the international... Sun, 01 Nov 2009 12:00 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1275/putting-the-b-in-the-bric-brazils-rise-as-a-major-emerging-power